Improvement in grain-binders



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GRAIN-BINDER. NO- 191,776. Patented J'une12,1877.

NJPETERS, PHOTOJJTHQGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. D C.

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W. H. PAYNE.

GRAIN-BINDER.

Patented J'une12,1877.

lie/191,776.

N-FEIERS, PHOWLITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. C.

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w. H. PAYNE.

GRAIN-BINDER. No. 191,776. v Patented June 12, 1277.

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WILLIAM H. PAYNE, OF SANDWICH, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAI N-BINDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 191,7 76, dated June12, 1877 application filed April 4', 1876.

lo-all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. PAYNE, ofSandwich, in the county of .De Kalb and State of .Lllinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Grain- Binders, which is fullydescribed lill the following specificaltion, reference being had toth.e.accompanying drawings, in which-.-

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the machine Fig. 2, Ean lendelevation, sho wing the driving-gearing; Fig. 3, a rear elevation of thebinder; Eigs'. 4 .and 5, views of the rotating-gathering-arm Fig.6, asectional view taken on the line .10 m, Fig. 4.; Fig. 7, a plan View 0fthe cameguide which :operates the hinged .pieces of thegathering-armgFigs. Sand 9, detailed views of the bundle-holder and mechanism :foroperating and stopping'it. Figs. m0 and 11 represent different views ofthe twisting mechanism, 12, a perspective view of a portion of thetwisting .mech- :anism-on an enlarged scale, and showiug the @position[of the wire; and liig. 13, 'aperspecti ve view of the twisting-pinion.

Myinvention irelates to mechanism .w hich is to be attached to-a}:grain-harvester for .the purposeof binding the v,grainiautomaticallyias it :is delivered from the grain-platform.

The invention lGOD-SlSiiS in. a revolving gathering arm or gaveler,which is .constructed with a .long hook at each end, and .hinged pieceswhich are throwin'outatzthe proper time tolsecure a perfect separation;also, in a vilbrating bundle-holder, to which thecompressing-cord isattached which receivesiand .holds the bundle while being :bound, and'is then :raised to=discharge the latter upon the ground ifiJlSO, i-napeculiar construction of'thetwistingzpinion; also, in a vibrating frame:with .two notched=arms for placing the wire within the twisting-pinion;and, also, in various devices and iother mechanism, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

the drawings, A represents a metallic iframe whichissecurelyfastened'toa platform, iBysuitablyiarranged upon theharvesting ma- -chineato receive ithe cut grain as it is .disiehangedfrom itheigrain platform either internnittently in the :form of gavels,or in-.a conitinuous stream.

' A rreceiven fi, .;preferablyof sheet. metal, is

sides of the wheel.

supported upon the frame A and platformB, into which the grain to bebound is delivered. This receiver is slotted at one end as at c, toaccommodate the revolving gatherer D, which is mounted upon oneend of ashaft, E. This ,gatherer or bundler is composed of the straight arm Dand two pieces, D, which are pivoted to the arm D at d, on each side .ofthe shaft E. The outer ends of the hinged pieces D are provided withlong hooks d ,and at their inner ends there are rigidly attached shortcurved .pieces 01 which are provided at their extremities with pins dfitting in the groove a of a cam-guide a, which is fastened to the endof the upper arm A of the supporting-frame. At the ends of the gathererupon the inside of the arm Dis a small pulley, d, and upon the outsideare two similar pulleys, 01*", one upon the piece D and the other uponthe hinged piece D. Upon the other end of the shaftE is a gear-wheel, E,which, however, is not provided with teeth around its entire periphery,two vacant spaces being left upon opposite A stop, 6, is attached to theface of the wheel E, the ends of which project beyond the wheel andnearly cover the blank spaces upon its periphery. The ends of the stopare provided with two short projections, e and 0 the former being alittle longer than the latter, and all of them having their ends beveledinward, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

F is the main gear-wheel, mounted in the .frame A, and receiving motionfrom a pinion, G. on the shaft 9. Upon the outer face of the wheel F isa flange, B, which is provided with .a series of cogs, f, upon a portionof its periphery. These cogs do not extend entirely across the flange,but the outside portion is left smooth, so that it may travel aroundbeneath the stop 6, .the ends of which rest upon it when brought roundto a proper position. The teeth f engage with the teeth on the wheel E,giving it a semi-revolution with each revo' lution of the wheel F. Theouter portion of the flange F has notches f arranged with reference tothe section of cogs f, so as to accommodate the revolution of the wheelE, by permitting the stops 6 e to drop into them atithe properintervals. Upon the inner side of the wheel F is another flange, E",which extends only partially around the wheel, and is provided at oneend with acam-projectioinf. A wheel, H, is attached to the same shaft asthe wheel F, and carries upon its periphery a section of cogs, h. Aportion of its rim, h, is also extended inward toward the wheel F, so asto form, in connection with the flange F a cam-guideway, in which isfitted a pin, i, upon one end of a sliding bar, I. The gearscction uponthe wheel H meshes with a gearwheel, G, fitted loosely upon the shaft g,which is also provided with a flat stop, 9, on its periphery, that restsagainst the plain portion of the rim of the wheel H, thus preventing anymovement of the wheel G, except when it is in mesh with the gear-sectionh. Another gear-wheel, G is rigidly attached to the wheel G, so as toturn with it. This wheel engages with and drives a pinion, J, on one endof a shaft, j, upon the other end of which is mounted a beveled pinion,J, that meshes with a bevel-gear wheel, K, and thereby transmits motionto the twisting mechanism. A curved arm, L, is fixed loosely upon theshaft E, and to it is fastened one end of the bundle-holder L, whichprojects outward in front of and a little below the receiver 0, and hastwo curved teeth, I, upon its outer end. The camf is brought in contactwith the arm L, or a pin thereon, at each revolution of the wheel F, andraises the arm up at the proper time to discharge the bound bundle. Uponthe upper end of the arm L is a small pin or stop, 1, with which aswinging dog, L engages, so as to keep the bundle-holder firmly inposition while the bundle is being bound. The dog L is supported upon apivot, P, on the frame of the machine, and is released at the propermoment by the cam f striking against its lower projecting end justbefore it reaches the arm L. One end of the tension-cord M is attachedto the holder L opposite the slot in the receiver U, and is carriedbackward and upward over a small pulley on an arm, M, attached to themain frame, and thence to atension-pulley, m, journaled on the same armM, about which it is wound.

The twisting mechanism is located underneath the receiver 0, at thelower end of the slot therein. The wheel K is also a crownwheel, and theteeth upon its periphery engage with and drive the twisting-pinion N.This pinion is closed-that is, its faces extend out even with the cogs,as shown in Fig. 13. One tooth is left exposed, however, so that thereare two open spaces, n and n, left in the pinion, which receive the twoends of the binding-wire. The pinion is loosely journaled in a circularseat adapted to receive it in an upright post or plate, A attached tothe frame A, and the driving mechanism is so timed that when therotation of the pinion ceases the two open spaces a n are opposite anopening in the upper part of the seat or hearing. One end of thebinding-wireis held between a bevelwheel, 0, and a small beveled pinion,0, as shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. The wheel 0 has a series ofnotches, 0, cut in its periphcry, and at each revolution of the wheel Ka projecting point, p, on a collar, P, which is attached to the sameshaft as the wheel K, enters one of these notches and drives the wheel 0around the distance of one section, and thereby the end of the wire iscarried back and griped between the wheel 0 and pinion O.

A curved skeleton-frame, R, is pivoted to the upright A, the free endsof which have notches 1 in them. This frame operates as a placer, and isvibrated by the sliding bar I, which is pivoted to it eccentrically tothe axis of the frame, as seen at r, and is reciprocated by the pin 01,which is moved back and forth by the cam guideway between the wheels Fand H. When the bar is moved toward the gear-wheel F the placer is swungup and its notched ends are brought against the upper strand of thebiuding wire, and force it into one of the open spaces in thetwisting-pinion, where it is held until the band is twisted.

A cutting-blade, S, is pivoted just in rear of the axis of thetwisting-pihion, against the inner face of which it rests. A pin, k, onthe wheel K strikes against the lower end of this cutter at everyrevolution of the wheel, and swings it forward to sever the wire betweenthe twisting-pinion and the holders 0 0'.

An angular tension-arm, T, is pivoted to the upper part of thesupporting-frame, and is provided with pulleys, tt, around which thewire V, for binding, is carried from the spool U; thence the wire ispassed around a pulley on the arm M and brought down to the wheel andpinion O 0, between which the free end is firmly held.

The operation of my machine is as follows:

The grain, being delivered to the receiver Oin a continuous stream, isseparated by the hook upon the revolving gatherer D as it passes downinto the slot 0 in the receiver. At the same time the tension-cord iscaught under the pulley d, and the wire is caught in a similar way underthe pulleys d, on the outside of the gatherer. The gavel of grain iscarried forward by the revolving arm underneath the tension-cord andband-wire, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. As the arm approaches theend of the slot in the receiver, its two parts are separated by theoperation of the pin on the hinged part traveling in the cam-groove a,and this cam is so arranged that when the arm is finally stopped at thelower end of the slot 0 the opening between the two parts is the widest,and is about as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

This operation of the hook and hinged piece on the arm is especiallyadapted to machines where the grain is delivered in a continuous stream,as the separation between the gavel and the grain back of it is efiectedin a very satisfactory manner; but it is also beneficial where the grainis delivered intermittently in gavels, for, by the separation of the twoparts of the gathering-arm, the bundle is forced ofl from the hook, outupon the curved teeth-on the bundle-holder. The compressing-cord andband-wire are carried out in front of the bundle, so that when thelatter finally stops upon the holder L the cord and wire are in the formof loops, almost surrounding the bundle. As the wire is carried forwardin this manner the strand beneath the bundle, running from the holders 0O, is laid in the outer space n of the twisting-pinion, as shown in Fig.12 of the drawings.

The operation of the cam-guide upon the pin on the sliding bar I,heretofore described, now swings up the notched arms R,;which passthrough the opening between the two parts of the gathering-arm, andseize the upper strand of the wire V, carry it down, and place it in theother space, n, of the twistingpinion. The wires and holding mechanismare now in the position shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. The wheel Kthen begins to move, which revolves the twisting-pinion N, and the twostrands of wire are twisted together on each side of thetwisting-pinion.

The point p is a little forward of the pin which operates the cutter S,so that the wheel 0 and pin-ion O are rotated, and the free wire carriedin and griped between them before the band is out. The pin it thenstrikes against the cutter S, the wire is severed between thetwisting-pinion and the holders, the placer R is retracted, and thebundle-holder L is raised up, so that the bound bundle falls upon theground. As the holder L falls back again the gathering-arm commences torevolve, and the operation is repeated.

The stopping and starting of the mechanism, as well as the holding ofthe parts firmly in position when stopped, will be readily understoodfrom the description of the drivinggear and devices connected therewithwhich has already been given.

I have shown a compressing-cord upon this -machine, but with strong wirethis device may be dispensed with, the band itself operating as acompressor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A revolving bundler or gatherer, consisting of a main straight armattached to a drive-shaft and auxiliary arms provided with hooks ontheir outer ends, and pivoted to the former, in combination. with acam-guide constructed, arranged, and operating substantially asdescribed.

2. The. revolving arm D, in combination with the vibrating pieces D,pivoted on opposite ends of the arm D, and provided with hooks at theirextremities, the pins d on the I v inner ends of the pieces D, and thecam a, in which both pins travel, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

3. The bundle holder L provided with curved arms 1 and vibratingintermittingly away from the binding mechanism, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the bundle-holder L compressing-cord M, andrevolving gatheringarm, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the revolving gathering-arm, vibratingbundle-holder L and bandwire V, substantially as described.

6. An independent wire-carrier, in combination with the notchedvibrating placer R, disconnected from the wire-carrier and wire, andtwisting-pinion N, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The twisting-pinion N, constructed with its sides closed flush withall the teeth except one, so as to leave the two spaces on oppositesides of said tooth clear, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

8. The wheel 0 and pinion O, for seizing and holding the band-wire,substantially as described.

9. The combination of the wire-holders O O, twisting-pinion N, andband-placer R, substantially as described.

10. The combination of the bevel-wheel O, notched as described, andcollar P, provided with projecting tooth 12, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination of the pivoted bandplacer R, reciprocating bar I,provided with a pin, i, and a camway, which moves the pin back andforth, substantially as described.

12. The arm L, loosely journaled on the shaft E, in combination with thebundle-holder L and the cam f on the wheel F, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

13. The combination of the arm L, hung loosely on the shaft E, pin orstop Z, and pivoted dog L, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

WM. H. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

W. J. DEAN, L. D. WILKES.

